Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-10-16
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az tfai laaa others.
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ees~pocl. essa 4 ig ccaEslns osiy kitchen
: s~zs. nav create sl6.essaE f<1s1a q dzs-
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catesgroehs occurred
Tss saa o4or 81 saver gas is due mainly 10
sal nGrstbsa L yarozen, whieh causes dstslify,
boss, and ssnllsr skln diseases, but one may
trsz.ns tais compound in the chemists
lsacraIcry VII inggn'ty. II lersou. how
ever, = szl.s-a fgr a long tina t. such inna
~u-es ne sfrss is cumulative and may rem
On tle osssT naad, habit may exert some
hl.-sncs ia tia matter. ANY ons GA entering
a gro sdsd theatre or school, o. room Gl.eol
viii tobacco smoke. vii sesi discomfort ard
hardly bs abe u breathe ye, n few min
u.es the s-E-s OF annoyance viii disappear
uuless tbs persea as very delicate lungs
Nen working n savers fesl no bad effects
irons their sur10lndings and psrsoas actively
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from breathing sewer gas Plumbers com
pain saosgiy q theurnat.sni caused by damp,
bet tAey sre often sickensd BY inhaung foul
aig when working over e7en drAias. Women
snd children ard sthers W 10 lead sedentary
lie AFs nosL subiee, 70 THIS poison.
Sever gas nlay D. created sSh~rs there is
neither a sewer nor a cessposa. Every inch Of
waste plpe thss has beer long coated with
Fr-4se. soap or slime viii evoiye offensive
sdSrs unisss IL is vel fsshsd or ventilated
Certain tofnss OF bottle or reservoir traps arc
Oily miniature cssspoois. So long a. there is
a chance fos fifth 10 putrefy foul AIR viii rs
thrown OH Al ths sisnents for fsrmants-
ton are present in waste pipes-hsa:, moisture
and animal matter la an ordinary basin
waste tia hoo water soap and scurf from the
skin arc sufficient material 10 START decompo-
sr cn
Much also depends upon the condition Of
ths individual II in robust health he NAV
live unhasfaed fos years amid unwholesonle
cou6ss.ors, bat II pro. trated by slight i'll
ness. or depressed By worry or fatigue,
single Whit OF sewer gas may bring on seri-
Gus results A slight cold, in that csse, may
develop into diPhthsria or ordinary fever
assume a typhoid form.
Tbs risk OF breathing sewer gas is not from
the amount OF bad odor perceptibe. The
worst gases are often odoriess TO quote
hi~A authority ~tsere is always danger IN
breathing sewer air, and this danger is not
in proportion 10 TIE amount OF tad odoIs
present, nor can IL always be overcome by
being much in tho opsn air. The danger Is
not 50 much great probability Of evil as a
small probability Of great evil
Many persons are not susceptible 10 bad
oiors: others think such oiors are not harm
ful unless they are very strong. Still others
become Infatuated 70 smells which, TO Q Wis
i1or, seem vary offensive A faint. fstii,
naCsestirg oior. watch comes IN slight puEs
fro1n wash basin or bath overflow, l. al
WAYS 70 bs feared. A stencil, as from a
bnvnynri or svll tub, is merely annoying.
: Il Is nos asserted that filth alone can create
fissase. Foul pig stys 10 not genefate ty-
pho.d fever. nor Is q siEapis stencil unwho!e-
some. IL is ferlneusing or putrescent filth
which is dangerous 70 health, ara the infec-
ton is believed 10 &c due TO specific germs Of
/ disease, which have been transmitted from
soma patient through the agency of air,
water, mix or other food.
Where dependence is placed upon cssspools
these must 90 made tight 70 guard against
the change OF soil and well pollution, and
abundant ventilation must be provided. All
cessDooiS re denominations and msxeshifts az
bes-. ard RE sooner they are sboiished thu
better. Almost any other method OF sewer
age Is preferable. Eert5 closets are practica-
bic in SINAI! communities OF single dwellings,
while vast is known Gs the sub-irri.atior
syst-rn nlay 20 applied ia homes which now
depend upon cessPopls.
sVsatilatai7 "Vsutila.si" Ventilated
should 90 rung into the ears Of every house
holder. One cannot have too much air within
his drainage system Air IS natures disin-
fectant aud surpasses ali otkers. IL is safe
guard against leaks, rat holes, cracks, evap-
Grafton and tao ordinary wear and tear To
whi-h al nund.ns things are subject. Let
ia. interior OF drains be constantly purified
bva steady current % atlaozpheric air pass
Ing through them, and diluting taeir con
tsabs, and there need 10 no anxiety about
ssSy "a
Col warnings Perfect Sanitary Formula
embraces two irjunctions: First. 20 allow no
organic decomposition within the dwelling OF
within drains under unheatbful conditions
second. to allow TO drain air 70 enter th.
house uldsr any circumstances.
would sdd 70 th.s> tie following: Drain
purify and vsntiists. eradicate every hint q
can,oness from ne sta and foundations: ds
uot s5cro up anything capssls Of decompOsi
ti'n. witsin or Aboat your dwelling: let t1'
hbdaen things be revealed; Use plenty & b.
water. 80 = sad elb5w s.rsass, ici he bToosr
and s-Fuboiag brush By she sceplsrs ot dornes
&c supremacy. ak n7thsrE Tor granted, anc
remember thst stsrrsl vir.isDra - the pro
O. h-si5h. a. % Ioerty: aisfrusr amateur al
vice on ma. tafs - hsa5h: tsst al things. bu
Rod fast 10 fha. vhich IS good AID in accory
v-ith couuloa ssssse. C4ar.ss II Wiagsis i
Youth Gem ean.cn-
u..frans ror@fov~rs In retfer.